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Southeast Transportation Workforce Center
Sean EllisPublic Sector Coordinator
Presentation Agenda
• Brief background
• NNTW Mission
• Overview of 5 Regional Centers
• SETWC mission and opportunities to get involved
• Questions
Background: Workforce Challenges
Blame it on:
• Baby boomers
• Competition
• Rapid pace of technological advancement
• Lack of awareness and understanding of career opportunities
• Need to increase awareness of existing programs
• Need to coordinate successful practices at all levels
– Grades 6-12, Community Colleges, Technical Schools, University, Post Graduate, Professional Development
• Need to coordinate efforts and resources across transportation, education, workforce, labor communities
• Need for strategic approach to transportation workforce development
Background: Impetus for National Network
• 5 Regional Centers with funding for 4 years
• Combination of SAFETEA-LU and MAP-21 funding – matching REQUIRED in years 3 & 4
• Administered through FHWA Technology Partnership Program
Background: Establishing a National Network
National Network for the Transportation Workforce
Midwest –University of Wisconsin
Northeast –University of
Vermont
Southeast –University of
Memphis
Southwest –California State
Univ., Long Beach
West –Montana State
University
National Network for the Transportation Workforce
• Common approach for all region centers• Unique areas of national focus
Common Tasks for All Regional Centers
• Identify stakeholders
• Identify existing training and education programs
• Identify best practices
• Develop job needs and priorities profile
• Identify training and workforce needs
• Serve as a resource (‘one stop shop’) for transportation workforce
Midwest Regional Center• Serving 9 midwestern states
• Director contact: Teresa M. Adams adams@engr.wisc.edu
• mtwc.org
• Areas of national focus:– Infrastructure– Construction– Planning– Inland Waterways– Sustainability/
Environment– STEM– Stackable Credentials
Northeast Regional Center• Serving 11 northeastern states and DC
• Areas of national focus:– Disadvantaged Youth– Climate Change– Alternate Fuels– Community Colleges
• Director contact: Glenn McRae glenn.mcrae@uvm.edu
• www.uvm.edu/trc/ntwc
Southwest Regional Center• Serving 8 southwestern states
• Areas of national focus:– Gateways/Corridors– Non-native English speakers– Portability of skills– Traffic Management/ITS
• Director contact: Tom O’Brienthomas.obrien@csulb.edu
• www.ccpe.csulb.edu/SouthwestTransWorks
West Regional Center• Serving 10 western states
• Areas of national focus:– Tribal– Safety– Rural– Mobility/Livability– Federal Lands
• Director contact: Steve Albertstevea@coe.montana.edu
• www.wrtwc.org
• Serving 12 southeastern states and Puerto Rico
• Areas of national focus:– Women in transportation– Freight (trucking, rail, logistics)– Military/veteran transition
to workforce
• Director contact: Stephanie Ivey stephanie.ivey@memphis.edu
• www.memphis.edu/setwc
Southeast Regional Center
SETWC• The vision of SETWC is that the work of the center in
concert with regional partners will lead to a right-sized, career-ready transportation workforce being produced in the southeast region.
• The mission of SETWC is to coordinate existing regionally based programs, plans, and processes and to strategically create partnerships to ensure that students and persons seeking workforce reentry, career transition, or career advancement are aware of opportunities, required education, skills, training, and ladders to success within the regional transportation workforce.
SETWCThe goals of SETWC include:• Identify regional transportation job needs and priorities;• Catalog existing training programs from K-12 through
professional development;• Evaluate existing programs for scale and replication;• Identify education and training gaps;• Develop resources to bridge identified gaps; and• Fully engage in the national network to showcase
successful programs and practices and to increase impact in the southeast region
SETWC - Get involved!
• Contribute to Compendium
• Serve on Steering Committee
• Contribute to Communication Plan
www.memphis.edu/setwc
Questions?
• Please complete a copy of our survey.
Thank you
Sean Ellissean.ellis@memphis.edu
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